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Position Summary

The Morgridge College of Education is looking to hire adjunct instructors for the 2025-2026 academic year to teach a variety of graduate courses in the Master of Library and Information Science online program (MLIS@Denver). Courses may vary. More information about the courses can be found on the Registrar's Office schedule of classes at https://www.du.edu/registrar/course/scheduleofclasses.html. This posting will serve for multiple openings throughout the 2025-2026 academic year.

Essential Functions

Course Adjunct Faculty Responsibilities:

• Facilitate live, 75-minute (for three-credit classes) or  90-minute (for four-credit classes) class meetings via the Zoom platform once a week;
• Regularly monitor and provide feedback on student asynchronous work, as needed, via the 2DU platform;
• Meet with students as needed to support their success;
• Provide assignment feedback and grades to students in a timely manner;
• Respond to emails from students, program leadership team, and student success team within 48 business hours
• Participate in program outcome and student concern/disciplinary activities as needed;
• Participate in meetings with the assigned Course Lead and/or Program Director as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in relevant content area (e.g., Library & Information Science or equivalent from an ALA-accredited program);
• Two years of professional experience in a library, archive, museum, or other information services setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching experience at the graduate level in the online environment.

Work Schedule

The University of Denver's regular operating hours are 8-4:30 PM. Actual schedule will depends on course(s).

Application Deadline

Applications are currently being accepted and reviewed for the 2025-2026 academic year. Please submit your interest no later than July 18th,2025, to be considered for the Fall 2025 term.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Course Rate

$948.75 per credit hour taught

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status.

Benefits

The University of Denver offers some benefits for non-benefited employees. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:

• CV

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University's educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's NonDiscriminationStatement

All offers of employment are based upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.

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